He must have cashed them all at the same time. I'll bet he was taxed pretty heavy. I think I would have cashed them one a day or even two a day at different times. No tax below 600 bucks.

At the risk of getting flames my way (I'm used to it!!), I will comment on this. I believe that you will find every penny of income you receive is to be reported to the IRS and your state (if your state has income tax). Below $600 there is not the Federal requirement that the Federal tax be withheld. The IRS has rules in place to make sure they get their money. If someone wins $600 or more, they know that if the tax was not automatically withheld, the person would not claim it and the IRS would lose collecting that money. If you win less than $600, then the IRS does not know about it (maybe!!), but I think you will find that if you read your 1040 booklet carefully about what income is to be reported, you will find the word "all" in there someplace!

When I owned a business where I collected sales tax and paid it to the State of California, I had to have copies of all the laws and they kept me up-to-date with any changes. One of the laws was that if you purchased something from outside of California via a catalog or internet, etc., you are required to pay the sales tax to the State of California. I seriously doubt that ANYONE does that, but it is still the law.

He must have cashed them all at the same time. I'll bet he was taxed pretty heavy. I think I would have cashed them one a day or even two a day at different times. No tax below 600 bucks.

At the risk of getting flames my way (I'm used to it!!), I will comment on this. I believe that you will find every penny of income you receive is to be reported to the IRS and your state (if your state has income tax). Below $600 there is not the Federal requirement that the Federal tax be withheld. The IRS has rules in place to make sure they get their money. If someone wins $600 or more, they know that if the tax was not automatically withheld, the person would not claim it and the IRS would lose collecting that money. If you win less than $600, then the IRS does not know about it (maybe!!), but I think you will find that if you read your 1040 booklet carefully about what income is to be reported, you will find the word "all" in there someplace!

When I owned a business where I collected sales tax and paid it to the State of California, I had to have copies of all the laws and they kept me up-to-date with any changes. One of the laws was that if you purchased something from outside of California via a catalog or internet, etc., you are required to pay the sales tax to the State of California. I seriously doubt that ANYONE does that, but it is still the law.

Why would anyone in their right mind cash the tickets at the lottery office, unless the numbers are printed five at a time like new york and maybe some other states do?

I would cash 5 or 6 tickets at a supermarket, and just go around Florida looking for as many supermarkets until I was done. How will the IRS find out?